Movie Master

Looking at the childish Emma in front of him, Langston suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of joy.

After years of development, the Hollywood industry has gradually formed its own system, and even the phenomenon of rampant unspoken rules in the early years has been strongly controlled. Now, if an actor wants to get a job through unspoken rules, he must go through directors, casting directors, and producers. It is not easy to deal with many obstacles such as people and trade union brokers; Moreover, in order to protect the interests of the actors, the trade union spared no effort. Among them, the regulations on nudity/exposure can be regarded as harsh.

According to the regulations of the Screen Actors Union, actors or substitutes must sign a Nude/Exposed Waiver Statement before performing related nude/exposed scenes. The pre-statement of the play must also include a description of the degree of nudity/exposure or physical contact, so as to ensure that the shooting will be carried out within the range accepted by the actors in accordance with the agreement reached by both parties during the subsequent shooting process.

Of course, if the actors repent after signing the statement, the law also allows them to withdraw the statement, and the producer will directly send a substitute. And without the consent of the actor, even the stand-in is not allowed to appear on the scene at will-because it may cause the audience's illusion or misunderstanding.

In addition, due to the particularity of nudity or bed/scenes, in order to avoid being used by others and spread to adversely affect the actors, the actor staff will have strict regulations on the extent of these scenes during filming. The scene is not to be shown to any parties other than the main cast and crew. Still photography of these scenes is prohibited without the actor's prior written permission. Sometimes in order to prevent producers from using nude/exposed or bed/scene scene performance clips in other places, the actor union even supports related prohibition clauses to prevent all this, prohibiting producers from using anywhere other than the feature film, Even if it is used in the feature film, the actors also have the right to review the nude shots.

It can be seen that the actors' union has strict regulations. This is absolutely unimaginable for the European film industry. In terms of scale, European films are far more open than Hollywood.

Therefore, if Jessica refuses to shoot nude/exposed scenes, Lance is completely helpless, which is also the source of Jessica's confidence. Of course, there is no shortage of newcomers in Hollywood who would boldly nod in agreement for the sake of being on top, but they are still a minority after all. Take Fifty Shades of Grey released in 2015 as an example. Although this is a soft/erotic/erotic/movie with many large-scale scenes, there are very few actresses who are willing to play in it; but even so, Darko Dakota-Johnson's nude/exposed scenes in the movie are still very limited.

The same situation is placed on minors, which is almost strictly prohibited in Hollywood. Since minors are involved, the cumbersomeness of relevant legal provisions will rise several steps. Someone once joked that if Stanley Kubrick came to shoot Lolita now, he would definitely give up because of the tediousness.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to see large-scale shots of minors in Hollywood movies. Even works involving minors have become limited in subject matter and genre. Naturally, the situation Emma was worried about was simply impossible.

However, the smile only twitched slightly at the corner of his mouth, and Lance quickly suppressed the emotional fluctuations, still maintaining a professional and polite expression, and said in a deep voice, No. A concise and clear answer, even Without too much explanation, as if he didn't want to have too much conversation with Emma.

This is indeed the case, Lance does not want to have too much friendship with Emma.

In the past, for Lance, Emma was just a child with no aggressive power—of course, she is still a child now, so Lance's attitude is always more tolerant, and even inadvertently, revealing Showing his true side, such as the last conversation on the beach in Santa Monica, the child was always different to him; but now the situation is different, since that night, Emma saw the transaction, It was the real him, the dark and cruel truth, he knew how powerful it was for Emma as a child, and he also knew how terrible his behavior was for most people with the right three views Paradigm, he could even picture the fear in Emma's eyes, so, things are no longer the same.

Instead of waiting for Emma's retreat and repulsion, Lance chose to hide himself, carefully hiding the truest self, grandly and cautiously building layers of defense around him, and strictly building an indestructible fortress. After experiencing the diorama film industry, trust is already a luxury for Lance.

So, Lance put away his tolerance and familiarity, put on the mask again, and put Emma in the same position as everyone else.

Emma looked at Lance seriously. She could feel the change in Lance's attitude, but unfortunately, she couldn't detect the true emotions under the mask. Lance is like an impeccable pretender, leaving no gaps, so that Emma doubts her own judgment, as if she is a strange and cold, gentleman and alienated partner in front of her, with no unnecessary friendship, no Extra emotion, no extra variation...like a robot.

This made Emma feel a little frustrated. She wanted to explore the truth, but she was at a loss.

She knew that if it was before, Lance would joke with herself that she thought too much, and might even cast a disgusted look; but now, there is only one answer, a serious answer, as if he didn't realize it at all. She was generally joking.

Emma twitched the corners of her mouth, trying to show a smile, but unfortunately, this smile was too bad, like a puppet in embarrassment, That's good, then... I'm relieved. Emma laughed dryly Twice, he replied jerky. So, are the auditions over? You don't want me to act? Or show off my talents?

The corners of Lance's mouth twitched invisibly, and he couldn't help but think of talent show stages like American Idol or America's Got Talent. He was full of joy, but his words didn't stop, No Need. One answer seemed a bit too simple, Lance thought for a while, and added, Sebastian showed me your video.

Today's audition is mainly about the linkage between Emma and Jessica, as well as the two people's basic understanding of the role. Looking at it now, Jessica's acting skills are very average, and she is still more suitable for a vase-like role; on the contrary, Emma brought an unexpected surprise. Although she is only fifteen years old, she can already see that she has her own sense of acting. understanding.

So, next, Lance will give them some time to prepare, and at the same time audition other actresses, and then see if a second audition is needed, or just make a decision.

Emma nodded, pursed her lips nervously, That's already my best performance, I hope I can meet the requirements. Those slightly joking words made people laugh, but unfortunately, Emma still didn't Seeing any change in Lance's expression, she let out a sigh of frustration, then took a deep breath, her drooping shoulders regained her composure, So, that's it for today's audition, I will read the script carefully when I go back, I hope to win this role. Emma stared round her eyes, said self-mockingly, and then stood up, Goodbye...Mr. Strelo, Emma hesitated for a moment, and finally chose this title , It is my honor to meet you!

After finishing speaking, Emma stretched out her right hand, as if it was really the first time they met.

Lance locked his eyes on Emma's face, paused for about half a second, then extended his right hand, shook it politely, and let it go immediately.

Emma didn't stay any longer, turned around and walked towards Sebastian's direction. Lance looked at Emma's back, paused for two seconds, then lowered his eyelids, covered them, and buried all his emotions in the mist. Emma turned her head away secretly, and then saw Lance lowered his head and sorted out the script, not paying attention to her actions at all, and the loss in his heart was like a bleak autumn wind, blowing gently.

Cole left his position, nodded to Emma with a smile, passed by, and walked towards Lance; while Sebastian came up to Emma and asked in a low voice, The audition How does it feel? Will Lance be very strict? I heard it before, he never shows mercy in professional terms, even Tom was reprimanded speechless.

Emma withdrew her gaze, and couldn't help but smiled, a little ironic and a bit bitter—even Sebastian thought Lance was a strict person, and it seemed that everyone had the same impression of Lance. So, was her judgment wrong? Were all those thoughts her delusions? Was her previous thought correct, Lance is indeed a demon?

No, we just communicated about the role, and then he left homework. Emma's tone regained her briskness, and she said with a smile, Now let's see if I can get this role, It still depends on the effect of homework. Looking at the worry on Sebastian's face, Emma patted his arm and comforted him in turn, My age is already a bit older than the role requirements, and at last Didn't we have no hope at first? But now it's different, at least I've earned my chance.

At the end of the words, Emma was deeply moved. She suddenly realized that Lance seemed to have seen her hard work and talent during the brief conversation just now. Is this also her illusion? Emma turned her head again, and then saw that Cole was the only one left in the position. In this short period of time, Lance disappeared. Emma looked around in a panic, trying to find a place in the coffee shop Lance was found, but she failed.

...Emma, ​​Emma! Sebastian's voice pulled Emma back, Are you okay?

Emma shook her head, trying to withdraw her attention, but found that she couldn't do anything, I need to go out for a while, and I'll be right back. After finishing speaking, Emma turned around and ran towards the gate with big strides In the past, only Sebastian was left standing there alone, bewildered.